Jackson Burton Wilcox

Background

Wilcox, Jackson Burton was born on June 16, 1918 in Altadena, California, United States. Son of Philip Burton and Ethel Ruth (Jackson) Wilcox.

Education

Bachelor, University Redlands, 1940. Student, American Baptist Seminary West, 1940. Bachelor's Degree, Colgate Rochester Division School, 1944.

Doctor of Divinity, Eastern Baptist College, 1972.

Career

Pastor, First Baptist Church, Santa Cruz, California, 1960-1965; pastor, First Baptist Church, Lindsay, California, 1965-1969; senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Hollywood, California, 1969-1973; senior pastor, Panorama Baptist Church, Pacoima, California, 1973-1988; editor, Silver Wings Publs., Pearblossom, California, since 1983. Editor Poetry on Wings, Pearblossom, since 1983. Minister of communication Lancaster (California) Presbyterian Church, 1989-1992.

Achievements

• Jackson Burton Wilcox has been listed as a notable Religious writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Pacoima Community Coordinating Council, 1980-1982. Pastor Quartz Hill Congressional United Church of Christ, since 1992. Member AARP, American Baptist Ministers Council (commendation resolution 1988), Southern California North Association United Church of Christ Ministers, American Baptist Ministers at Large.

Connections

Married Marjorie Viola Robbins, September 8, 1940. Children: Judith Karen, John Mark, Deborah Ellen, Carol Elisabeth.

Father:

Philip Burton Wilcox

Mother:

Ethel Ruth (Jackson) Wilcox

Spouse:

Marjorie Viola Robbins

child:

Carol Elisabeth Wilcox

child:

Judith Karen Wilcox

child:

Deborah Ellen Wilcox

child:

John Mark Wilcox